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Hicktown

You like the way that sounds?

Little Jimmy Jackson is jackin’ up his Bronco
He’s gonna lay a little rubber later on at the truck pull
All the girls are getting’ pretty sprayin’ on the White Rain
Yeah they’re gonna get a rowdy tonight down at the football game
Yeah

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We let it rip when we got the money
Let it roll if we got the gas
It gets wild yeah but that’s the way we get down
In a Hicktown

Well you can see the neighbors butt crack nailing on his shingles
And his woman’s’ smokin’ Pall Mall’s watchin’ Laura Ingalls
And Granny’s getting’ lit she’s headin’ out to bingo
Yeah my buddies and me are goin’ muddin’ down on Blue Hole Road
You know You know

(Chorus:)
We let it rip when we got the money
Let it roll if we got the gas
It gets wild yeah but that’s the way we get down
In a Hicktown

(Bridge)

We hear folks in the city party in Martini Bars
And they like to show off in their fancy foreign cars
Out here in the boondocks we buy beer at Amoco
And crank our Kraco speakers with that country radio

(Chorus:)
We let it rip when we got the money
Let it roll if we got the gas
It gets wild yeah but that’s the way we get down
Oh Oh We let it rip when we got the money
Let it roll if we got the gas
Its buck wild yeah but that’s the way we get down
In a Hicktown
In a Hicktown
It’s the way we get down
In a Hicktown
Yeah in a Hicktown

Oh we aint finished yet
We got you’re country boys and you’re redneck girls
It’s the party heard round the world
Right here in Hicktown
Yeah In Hicktown
The whole town’s gettin’ down

Amarillo Sky

He gets up before the dawn
Packs a lunch and a thermos full of coffee
It’s another day in the dusty haze
Those burnin’ rays are wearing down his body
And diesel’s worth the price of gold
And it’s the cheapest grain he’s ever sold
But he’s still holding on

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He just takes the tractor another round
And pulls the plow across the ground
And sends up another prayer
He says Lord I never complain I never ask why
But please don’t let my dream run dry
Underneath, Underneath this
Amarillo sky

That hail storm back in ’83
Sure did take a toll on his family
But he stayed strong and carried on
Just like his dad and grandad did before him
On his knees every night he prays
Please let my crops and children grow
Cause that’s all he’s ever known

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He just takes the tractor another round
And pulls the plow across the ground
And sends up another prayer
He says Lord I never complain I never ask why
But please don’t let my dream run dry
Underneath, Underneath this
Amarillo sky

And he takes the tractor another round
Another round, another round
And he takes the tractor another round
Another round
He says I never complain I never ask why
But please don’t let my dreams run dry
Underneath, underneath this
Amarillo Sky

Why

It’s 3 AM and I finally say
I’m sorry for acting that way
I didn’t really mean to make you cry
Oh baby, sometimes I wonder why

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Does it always have to come down
To you leaving
Before I’ll say “I love you”
Why do I always use the words
That cut the deepest
When I know how much it hurts you
Oh baby why, do I do that to you

I know I’d never let you walk away
So why do I push you ’til you break
And why are you always on theverge of good-bye
Before I’ll show you how I really feel inside

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Does it always have to come down
To you leaving
Before I’ll say “I love you”
Why do I always use the words
That cut the deepest
When I know how much it hurts you
Oh baby why, do I do that to you

Why do I always use the words that cut the deepest
When I know how much it hurts you
Oh baby why, do I do that to you
Why do I do that to you

Even If I Wanted To

I’m on the brink; I can barely think,
With all of these thoughts runnin’ through my head.
Wonderin’ if I did you wrong?
No way, I did you wrong.

Every night, I try to justify,
All the angry things I said, oh, but I can’t take ’em back.
No, I can’t do that.
I was wrong, oh, but now you’re gone.

An’ I can’t hide what I feel inside,
An’ just stop lovin’ you even if I wanted to.
I can’t hold on, but lettin’ go,
Is something I can’t do,
Is something I can’t do,
Even if I wanted to.

All the times I sat and watched you cry,
When I should have held you close, made sure that you know,
How much I cared but I was never there…
I was wrong an’ now you’ve moved on.

I can’t hide what I feel inside,
An’ just stop lovin’ you even if I wanted to.
I can’t hold on, but lettin’ go,
Is something I can’t do,
Is something I can’t do,
Even if I wanted to.
Even if I wanted to.

Yeah, I can’t hide what I feel inside, (What I feel inside.)
An’ just stop lovin’ you even if I wanted to.
I can’t hold on, but lettin’ go, (Lettin’ go.)
Is something I can’t do,
Is something I can’t do,
Even if I wanted to.
Even if I wanted to

Lonesome USA

Drove half way to town last night an’ I turned around,
In a field of fireflies makin’ such a lonely sound.
As my headlights flashed on a mailbox by the road,
I realized that I was livin’ in a new zip code.

Well, I’m livin’ in Lonesome, USA…
Population one since yesterday.
Livin’ and dyin’ in the hell I made since you been gone.
Right now, my mind’s in another state;
Ain’t enough heart here left to break.
I’m livin’ in Lonesome, Lonesome, USA.

I never knew the sound of silence could be so loud.
It’s hard getting used to livin’ in an empty house.
Yeah, I know I can come an’ go any time I please,
But there’s somethin’ I miss about you waitin’ up on me.

Well, I’m livin’ in Lonesome, USA…
Population one since yesterday.
Livin’ and dyin’ in the hell I made since you been gone.
Right now, my mind’s in another state;
Ain’t enough heart here left to break.
I’m livin’ in Lonesome, Lonesome, USA.

Hey, I could drive all night an’ be right here where I am,
And still be just as lost till you come back.
Hey, I look around here an’ it don’t take long to see,
Oh, where I am right now’s no place to be.

Lonesome, USA…
Population one since yesterday.
Livin’ and dyin’ in the hell I made since you been gone.
Right now, my mind’s in another state;
Ain’t enough heart here left to break.
I’m livin’ in Lonesome, Lonesome, USA.
Hey, I’m livin’ in Lonesome, Lonesome USA.
Hey, I’m livin’ in Lonesome, Lonesome USA.

Asphalt Cowboy

The sun has opened up my eyes,
An’ I don’t want to leave your side,
For that lonesome road but here I go.
Climbing back behind the wheel,
Of 50 feet of chrome and steel,
An’ a load they need in Chicago.
Through the middle of the night unknown,
I’m on a ride that won’t let me go.

I’m an asphalt cowboy;
Born to run underneath the stars…
Pay no mind to my lonely heart,
I just ride, ride.
Till I’m back in your arms again,
I’ll be out here on the wind.

An’ sometimes late at night,
I see your picture by the dashboard light,
And it takes me where I’d like to be.
Wrapped up in a blanket there,
Pullin’ ribbons from you hair and your kiss…
Girl that’s what I miss.
Still I drive there horses throught the rain and snow,
This high-speed rodeo is all I know.

I’m an asphalt cowboy;
Born to run underneath the stars…
Pay no mind to my lonely heart,
I just ride, ride.
Till I’m back in your arms again,
I’ll be out here on the wind.

An’ I’ll ride,
Till I’m back in your arms again,
I’ll be out here on the wind.
An’ I’ll ride,
Through the middle of the night unknown,
I’m on a ride that won’t let me go.

I'm Just A Man

I’m a blue collar man, had a hammer in my hand,
For the last few years of my life.
Working double overtime while you sleep alone at night…
Baby I know it’s been a long hard ride.
Sometimes I forget to say “I love you”,
But baby, please know that I do, yeah.

I live this life everyday,
I make my share of mistakes,
And every lesson I’ve learned, I’ve learned the hard way.
I do the best that I can,
And I hope you understand,
After all, I’m just a man.

I found a postcard that you’ve saved, it’s turned yellow with age,
Of a beautiful place in the sun.
We’ve been saying, every year, that we’re gonna go there,
And run away… just the two of us.
Well, I put that picture back on your dresser,
Grab my keys, I got to get back to work, yeah…

I live this life everyday,
I make my share of mistakes,
And every lesson I’ve learned, I’ve learned the hard way.
I do the best that I can,
And I hope you understand,
After all, I’m just a man.

I live this life everyday,
I make my share of mistakes,
And every lesson I’ve learned, I’ve learned the hard way.
I do the best that I can,
And I hope you understand,
After all, I’m just a man.
After all, I’m just a man.
That’s all I am,
Baby, I’m just a man.

You're The Love I Wanna Be In

I’ve always been there every time he let you down.
I caught your fallin’ tears before they hit the ground.
But I just heard somebody say that you finally told him goodbye.
Well, girl now you’ve finally made your move, now I’m here to make mine.

I wanna be there when you wake up,
Be more than just your friend.
Baby there’s no mistakin’,
You’re the love I wanna be in, ah yeah.

I’ve kept my feelins under lock and key.
Couldn’t let you see them even though it was killin’ me.
You can’t imagine all the time I spent wishin’ you were mine.
I just know if we ever kissed, we’d go crazy, baby, for the rest of our lives.

I wanna be there when you wake up,
Be more than just your friend.
Baby there’s no mistakin’,
You’re the love I wanna be in.

Well, I wanna be there when you wake up,
Be more than just your friend.
Baby there’s no mistakin’,
You’re the love I wanna be in.

I wanna be there when you wake up,
Be more than just your friend.
Baby there’s no mistakin’,
You’re the love I wanna be in.
You’re the love I wanna be in, ah yeah.

Good To Go

Waitin’ at a stop light yesterday
As a funeral procession made its way
Through the gates,
I watched it roll up a winding road
Through a field of green
With white headstones all in a row,
And it made me think about where I’m at
On my not so straight and narrow path
All the generous and mostly undeserved
Blessings that I’ve had

CHORUS
I had an all-american mom and dad
Some of the coolest friends you could ever have
Found love I thought I’d never find
Sometimes I can’t believe this life in mine
And I’m not plannin’ on leavin’ yet
But the truth is you just never know
And if this is as good as it gets
Man, I think I’m good to go
I’m good to go

I said a prayer for the dearly departed
And the loved ones left broken hearted
Then traffic started
And I drove away a little more able
To see the good things on my table
And for that I’m grateful
‘Cause I’ve had my troubles had my trials
I’ve hit the mark and I’ve missed by miles
Had days that I’ve been fightin’ mad
But the good times have more than
Outweighted the bad

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Got to hold my newborn baby girl
And the hand of a man as he slipped from this world
I’ve laughed so hard I couldn’t stop
Seen the sunrise from a mountain top
And I’m not plannin’ on leavin’ yet
But the truth is you just never know
And if this is as good as it gets
Man, I think I’m good to go

Yeah, I’ve been thinkin’ bout where I’m at
On my not so straight and narrow path
And I wouldn’t wanna change nothing about
This roll with the punches life I’ve had

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I had an all-american mom and dad
Some of the coolest friends you could ever have
Found love I thought I’d never find
I can’t believe this life is mine
And I’m not plannin’ on leavin’ yet
But the truth is you just never know
And if this is as good as it gets
Man, I think I’m good to go
I’m good to go
I’m good to go

She Loved Me

It was the summer of ’89
I fell in love and i learned to drive
Me and Becky didn’t waste no time
Went zero to 65 one night
Being young was getting old
We were headed down a dead end road

But we didn’t care, we were on a roll
Hangin’ on for the ride
Those lines that we were crossing
Carelessly tossin’ caution to the wind
We were wearin’ thin

[chorus]
We were livin’ for the minute lovin’ every second of it
Fearless wild and free
Nothin’ could stop us
But one day time caught up with us
And woke us up in the middle of our dream
But not before she loved me

To think we thought that it would last
Now lookin’ back i have to laugh
What a mess we made of that
Now I’m not sure that i would want it back
We learned a little bit about love
What it wasn’t and what it was
It was fast and it was fun
The beginning of the end of us
But one day that road just ran out
Yeah, i still travel down it now and then, and once again